Cigarette holder



July 9,` 1940. |=.v F. HAvEY CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed Dec. 19, 1938 IIIIIL- Patented July 9, 1940 yUNITED STATES rATENr oFF-ICE Y CIGARETTE, HOLDER Philip F. Havey, Washington, D. C. Application December 19, 1938,y Serial'No. 246,690

` 2 Claims. (Cl."1'31-'Z59) This invention relates to a holder for a ciga-` rette or the like and it aims to provide a novel means thereon to coact with a finger ring in order toibe heldin place and positioned by the latter I" in combination with the finger on which the ring is worn.

Another object is to provide such a holder as may be engaged or disengaged with the finger ring atv will-andwherein the novel means most i advantageously'positions or locates the vcigarette or thelike so as to not interfere with the ngers or their substantially natural position even in the presence of the holder.

Another object is to provide such a construction having an attaching stem and a cigarette holder or clasp member thereon, and movable relatively to the stem to release or clasp the cigarette and thereby facilitate not only its insertion but also the removal of a cigarette butt merely by shaking it from the holder.

The more speciiic objects and advantages will become apparent and in part be pointed out in the description following taken in connection with accompanying drawing, illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing the invention in use;

Figure 2 is a View in elevation showing the improved holder; y

Figure 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional View taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional View taken on the line 4 4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2, and

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view similar to Figure 4, but with the clasp extended or projected from the stem.

Referring specifically to the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate like or similar parts throughout the different views, II] designates a tine or elongated stern which may be straight, curved or of any other desired configuration. Said stem is adapted to be disposed between a nger II of a hand of the smoker and a ring I2 thereon, and in order to minimize danger of accidental turning on the hand, stem I0 is terminally curved as at I3 to conform to the adjacent curvature of the iinger II. Obviously, this stem may be of any cross sectional configuration, for instance, round, flat, polygonal or otherwise.v In addition, such stem Ill may be made from any preferred material, for instance, gold, silver,

platinum, aluminum, brass, copper, acetate, synthetic resins and plastic materials, generally.

At one end, said stem" has a substantially U'shaped portion I II and in the concavity thereof,

it is lined with an arcuate strip I5 of metal other material united to the portion I4. While the arcuatelstrip may be of some other material ythan that ofk the `stem I0 and the U-shaped portion I4 and may be united thereto by any suitable means, in the preferred form of this invention il'O itis nierelyan arcor grooved recess in theportion I4 itself. 'Ihe purpose of this arcuate strip I5 is to provide a recess in which the lower por tion of the jaws I 9 can be retained when the holder is in use, thus providing a smooth contour for the stem and holder and a firm foundation that will aid in preventing trembling and torsion of the holder when in smoking position. Saidstem I0 has a longitudinal recess I6 which opens c at I1 through the lining I5 into the space of the portion I4.

A clasp or holder generally designated I'IA is l employed for a cigarette or the equivalent shown at I8 in Figure 1. This clasp has opposite con-y cave jaws I9 disconnected at their upper` ends but connected at their lower ends by an expansive U-shaped spring portion 20 which is nort mallyv contained entirelywithin the recess I6 as shown in Figure 4. 'I'he upper portion of the U-shaped spring 20 is wider than the recess I6.

When the holder I'IA is projected, the jaws are separated to the maximum extent as shown in Figure 6, in which position a cigarette is insertable or a butt is removed. After insertion oi a cigarette between the jaws I9 in the position o1 Figure 6, such holder I'IA is depressed into the position of Figures 1, 2 and 4, thereby contracting the spring 2l] at the upper end and causing the jaws I9 to contract about lor clamp the cigarette.

The said spring 20 and jaws I9 are preferably made of resilient meta-l and the jaws I9 have additions or enlargements 2| at their upper portions, of the same material as the stem I0, and

therein as at 22.

vserving as extensions of the U-shaped portion I4, particularly venabling notches to be provided and atropposite ends having heads-or slides fastened thereto. Such slides 25, as shown in Figure 3, normally close the slots 24, and they also form means manually engageable in order to project the holder I'IA, through movement of the nin 23 to the extent permitted by slots 24.

It will be observed from Figure 1, that the article is retained by. the ring I2 and ringer Il, With the cigarette in a position facilitating the smoking thereof and enabli-ng natural positioning of the fingers. The smoker may move his arm from time to time, with slight effort to shake ashes from the cigarette. At the same time, the device is readily applicable and removable through minimum effort.

In order to eliminate danger of accidental turning or torsion of the holder I'IA, relatively to the stem l0, one of the adjacent parts may have a projection 21 and the other have a recess 28 to receive the same in cigarette-clamping position and as specically shown, projection 21 is carried by one of the members 2| While recess 28 is provided on the member I4.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall Within the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. In an article of the class described, a holder for a cigarette having a stem projecting from said holder means, said stem being adapted to be `inserted through a ring on the finger of the user, and said stem being curved slightly at the outer end to conform to the knuckle of the users hand so that when the stem is inserted through the ring, the curved end ts tightly over the knuckle forming a prop to hold the stem taut regardless of the movement of the ngers or hand of the user.

2. In a cigarette holder, a support comprising a bifurcated portion and a stem recess of arcuate formation in the bifurcated portion, a slot in the stern communicating with the recess, the side Walls of the slot being slotted, a pin slidably mounted in the slot, a U-shaped spring clamp secured to the pin and slidably mounted in the stem slot, said clamp having portions adjacent the free end thereof of substantially semicircular shape and adapted to fit Within the recesses, the inner surfaces of the semicircular portions being adapted to lie in ush relation with adjacent interior surfaces of the arcuatel portion of the stem recess, and arcuate members having interior recesses secured to the ends of the semicircular portions of the clamp, the interior surfaces of the arcuate members being flush with adjacent interior surfaces of the semicircular portions of the clamp whereby when the cigarette is placed Within the arcuate portions of the clamp or portions of the recess of the arcuate members, the portion of the cigarette held therein Will be in contacting relation With an adjacent portion of all the arcuate members.

PHILIP F. I-IAVEY. 

